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SUMMARY:Tasmania Advanced Cobber “Full Build” Certification
DESCRIPTION:THE PROJECT \n  \n\n \nEugi from Argentina bit by the Cob Bug and ready for more in 2026! \n\n  \nThe 5-week Advanced Cobber Certification Workshop students will be building the first COB structure on the Land.  Until now Stefan and guests have been living in the caves\, and camping\, so this will be the first earthen shelter.  We are honored he has chosen COB\, to be built in an intimate\, sacred and soulful way and created\, as always\, with 12-15 pairs of loving and passionate muddy hands and feet.  Starting with the “boots”\, the stone foundation\, to the “hat”\, our indestructible trademark reciprocal green roof\, we will cover everything in between!  You will leave confident\, transformed\, inspired\, motivated\, excited\, and ready for more.  Be prepared for a total life makeover\, and a new strength and empowerment to fearlessly lead a life TRUE to yourself!  We see this in every workshop year after year.  It’s called “Cob Therapy”! \nWe will be building a 14m2/150ft2 round building (final size is always dependent on class number). The breathtaking reciprocal roof structure we build in all of our workshops is the strongest roof there is\, due to its interlocking spiral structure which holds itself up with no outward pressure on the monolithic round wall of the building. In addition\, it mirrors the horizontal social structure favored in indigenous societies\, who meet under these types of roofs for council circles\, as we will do weekly. \nStudents in this Advanced Cobber Certification training will\, as always\, learn all the steps to \n  \n\n \nMission Accomplished in Aubange\, Belgium in August 2025…One More Time!!!! What a Team! \n\n  \n\n \nDaniela\, a local\, shining after he first earthen sculpting experience in Costa Rica! \n\n  \nbuilding a complete Cob Building from scratch.  In week 1\, we dig the rubble trench and fill it with a sturdy 30cm-wide aesthetic stone foundation to support the wall and roof\, and finish the week off by pouring the first layer of adobe/cob floor on a layer of insulation underlain by a gravel base for drainage.  In weeks 2 & 3\, we build the monolithic cob wall\, layer by layer\, with all its detailed insertions and finish week 3 off with 2 days of relaxed sculpting.  In week 4 we plaster our beautifully-decorated and solid wall with an earthen-manure mix for 4 days.  On Friday we begin the Reciprocal Roof structure and in week 5 we complete the structure and cover it with a Green Roof.  On the final days we will finish the top of the wall as well as the second floor coat\, ready for Graduation and the Celebration on Saturday evening.  Sunday morning is our Closing Circle before the public Open House on the final Sunday\, when the final project is revealed to the outside world! \n  \n\n \nBree followed the Call from Tennessee to Costa Rica in 2025 and is now sharing what she learned with her community… \n\n  \nWe encourage non-White and multiracial students who are curious or already interested and passionate about earthen construction to come learn the art and technique of cob building with CCG.  We want a workshop that feels comfortable for non-white students\, and aim for a healthy balance of races\, cultures and languages.  CCG has taught in many countries of the world and our mission is to create access to everyone interested\, especially the local people\, so we can create international cob building families where all students grow and learn on a personal and interpersonal level.  We aim to create intercultural and interhuman bonding experiences through our Cob building workshops to heal the world one Cob house at a time.  So please follow your Heart & Soul\, listen to the Call\, and come and embark on a life-changing adventure in 2026! \n  \nDETAILED WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION \n  \n\n \nAubange\, Belgium Workshop Build in Summer of 2025 \n\n  \n\n \nThe Cob Family after 5 weeks is a result of commitment\, dedication\, hard work\, self-care\, fun and alot of love! \n\n  \n\n \nFinish Floor on Day 25…an amazing feeling of relief and satisfaction…the end is near! \n\n  \nThe 35-day Advanced Cob Building Workshop consists of 25 days (Monday through Friday) of learning & construction for 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon with theoretical instruction (lectures with graphics) on most Monday\, Wednesday and Friday afternoons to complement the hands-on experience.  Students arrive on Sunday between noon and 2pm and settle in. The Workshop begins at 4pm and ends on a Sunday\, 5 weeks later\, after the morning Closing Circle & Brunch\, around 2pm. Students can arrive a day or two before to acclimate and settle in (please let us know) but will need to cover their own food
 needs\, unless a work trade or meal fee is approved by Host (to be decided closer to the date). The Opening Circle begins promptly at 4pm\, followed by a Host Site Orientation at 5pm\, Dinner at 6pm and an Introduction to the Project by the Instructors at 7pm.  We require that students arrive Saturday before dark or Sunday by 2pm AT THE LATEST!!! We need to begin ALL TOGETHER\, as the most important information for the success and smooth-running of the workshop and the well-being of the students will happen on Sunday between 4pm and 8:30pm.  It is very inconvenient for students\, Host\, Instructors and the group\, when someone arrives late and misses any of the opening sessions.  Please be punctual because Monday morning at 9 am we begin digging the trench for our Cob Building and students need to be prepared and ready to go!!!! \nFollowing Breakfast from 7:30-8:15am\, the morning learning/building session begins at 8:30 am and lasts until 1pm with a 20-minute snack pause at 11am. Lunch break is from 1pm to 2:30pm\, which includes a rest time before the 3-hour afternoon session begins\, from 2:30pm-5:30pm. Mondays\, Wednesdays and Fridays there is a 60-minute lecture at 2:30pm\, followed by construction time. Tuesdays and Thursdays students begin building again right after the rest time. After class in the afternoon there is a 90-minute break before dinner (served from 7pm to 8pm)\, in which s \n  \n\n \nAlot of Joy during each phase of the workshop! Belgium\,2025 \n\n  \ntudents are encouraged to stretch\, do some type of relaxation/movement practice\, go swimming\, walking and just relax. \nThere is sometimes a work trade student officially or informally leading yoga and movement practice in the mornings or afternoons (depending on student preference). There will also be 3-4 evenings (once a week) after dinner for showing slides\, videos and having Course-related discussions. Other evenings are mostly free and sometimes students offer informal courses in their specialties and passions. Tuesdays are reserved for our weekly Council Circle\, where we do a deeper sharing and listening to attend to the inner worlds of our students\, staff & Host(s) during this intense experience. \nOn weekends students are free to explore the area\, rest onsite\, and even continue building\, subject to Instructor approval.  All weekend meals are provided by students who are welcome to use the kitchen.  Host and/or other students can carpool into town for weekend food provisions. \nThe 35-day Course will offer practical learning by building a complete 15m2 curvilinear building from foundation to roof\, as 
described in the “Project” section. Those who complete the 35-day Workshop will receive an Advanced Cobber Certificate of Completion for Foundation\, Cob Walls (which includes Door\, Windows\, Shelves\, Art\, Electrical Housing & Plumbing preparation)\, Floor\, Plaster & Roof. \nDAILY SCHEDULE \nThe daily schedule (subject to slight modifications due to climate/time of year) will be:\n7:30-8:15 Breakfast\n8:30-1:00 Class\n1:00-2:30 Lunch\n2:30-5:30 Class (Lecture on MWF’s)\n5:30-7:00 Rest/Yoga\n7:00-8:00 Dinner\n8:00-9:00 Slides/Videos/Discussion (once a week)\nStudents are expected to be on time and participate in all sessions and required activities as the goal of building a full construction depends on the whole group working together! \nCOURSE CONTENTS \nStudents will learn every phase of building a cob building from foundation through the reciprocal roof in hands-on building and lectures/theory. In addition to the lectures\,
slideshows and videos will be shown to support and enhance their understanding of cob materials\, cob building\, design\, geography\, budgeting\, business options and legal issues. \nOur hands-on practice will include: \ndigging foundation trench \npouring gravel and inserting drainage pipe (if applicable) \nbuilding foundation stemwall \nanalyzing soils and materials \nmaking test bricks \ndeciding on correct mixture \ndeciding on best location \nmaking cob w/ partner and solo
building with cob \npreparing and inserting the door \npreparing and inserting fixed and opening windows \npreparing and inserting shelves \ninserting bottle windows\, glass and other objects \ninserting electrical housing and outlet/switch boxes (when applicable)* \ninsert PVC pipe for plumbing in walls (when applicable)* \nsculpting \npreparing and applying earthen plaster (1 coat) \npouring an earthen floor (2 coats) \npreparing walls for roof connection \nbuilding reciprocal roof frame \nputting on roof sheathing and other elements \ninstalling green roof \nmaking small-scale cob designs of future projects\, time permitting \nIn addition to Cob Building practices\, the Course material
also includes: \nlegal cob construction practices & the international cob code (Appendix AU in the IRC) \ncost analysis \ncreating a cob business (building/teaching) \nassisting\, interning and teaching with CruzinCobGlobal \n*While the insertion of electrical housing and one or more outlet/switch boxes and PVC pipes to hold plumbing are always included in the workshops\, the simplicity or complexity depends on the host’s design and preferences. There will be no electrical wiring or plumbing pipes installed during workshop. That is beyond the focus of this course and requires professional experience and certification/licensing.\nTO REGISTER AND FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE VISIT SITE: https://cruzincobglobal.org/events/tasmania-full-build-cob-cottage-workshop-near-nubeena/
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/tasmania-advanced-cobber-full-build-certification/
LOCATION:Stefan's Place\, Nubeena\, Tasmania\, Australia
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SUMMARY:COB OVEN + BENCH | INTENSIVE | TAPALPA\, MEXICO
DESCRIPTION:Súmate a este workshop intensivo de cob teórico y práctico! Durante 8 días construiremos un horno de barro completo con banca de cob\, de inicio a fin. \nEn este workshop certificado\, aprenderás a analizar tierras arcillosas y cómo estabilizarlas para la construcción en tierra\, explorando los principios del cob como técnica constructiva\, y entendiendo las propiedades de la tierra como material de construcción. Durante esta experiencia práctica\, construirás un horno y bancas de cob completo – desde las fundaciones hasta los revestimientos finos. \nEl objetivo es dotar a los alumnos de los conocimientos y herramientas necesarios para analizar y evaluar suelos arcillosos\, así como comprender cada uno de los pasos necesarios para construir con cob. El curso consistirá en un\n70 % de práctica y un 30 % de teoría\, en el que se profundizará en diferentes técnicas de construcción natural\, todo lo relacionado con los hornos de cob\, los principios de las fundaciones de piedra\, las ventajas de la construcción con tierra\, cómo preparar y aplicar los revestimientos de tierra\, cómo esculpir con cob y mucho más. \nUna vez completado el workshop\, tendrás todas las herramientas para construir tu propio horno de cob\, y también tendrás las nociones básicas para construir muros de tierra cruda en tu proyecto. No necesitas experiencia previa! \nÚnete a esta experiencia intensiva y sé parte de la comunidad TIERRAMIGO\, obteniendo acceso al chat de la comunidad para conectar con otros\, saber sobre workshops con accesos preferenciales\, y adquirir el libro Manos al Barro: una guía práctica de bioconstrucción por un precio especial! \nQué es un horno de cob? \nEs un horno tradicional construido con una mezcla de arcilla\, arena\, paja y agua. Su funcionamiento se basa en la retención y liberación gradual del calor por parte de sus gruesas paredes de barro.\nSe caracterizan por su alta eficiencia en cuanto a retención de calor\, llegando a altas temperaturas\, en donde el calor cocina los alimentos por tres mecanismos físicos: radiación – del calor del fuego y de las paredes calientes del horno a los alimentos\, convección – del aire caliente circulando dentro del horno\, y conducción – mediante la transferencia directa del calor desde la superficie caliente hacia el alimento (el “suelo” el horno). \nAsí\, estos hornos son capaces de retener calor de forma gradual por horas\, siendo muy prácticos y versátiles para cocinar distintos alimentos: desde pizzas al instante\, hasta estofados\, carnes\, vegetales\, e incluso en el final y con el calor residual se puede aprovechar para fermentar yogurt\, deshidratar alimentos y leudar pan. \nEl cob es una técnica de construcción con tierra cruda muy inclusiva\, orgánica y creativa\, que nos permite moldear los muros\, trabajando curvas con gran facilidad. De esta manera\, podremos esculpir en torno al horno y la banca\, transformándolo en una obra de arte colectiva. \n\n\nCONTENIDO\n\n\n\n\n\nEntendiendo la arcilla y sus propiedades\nComo testar y estabilizar el suelo arcilloso para la construcción\nBeneficios de la tierra como material de construcción\nIntroducción a las técnicas de bioconstrucción\nQué es y cómo preparar cob\nPasos para diseñar y construir un horno de cob\nConstrucción de una banca de cob\nPrincipios de las fundaciones de piedra\nRevoques de tierra: cómo prepararlos\, analizarlos y aplicarlos.\nRevoques de cal y ciclo de la cal\nCómo esculpir con cob y cómo construir muros.\n\nSi tienes cualquier consulta\, puedes hacerla! Estamos aquí para ayudar.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/cob-oven-bench-intensive-tapalpa-mexico/
LOCATION:Via Nativa\, Tapalpa\, Jalisco\, Mexico
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tierramigo":MAILTO:tierramigo@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Earthen Oven & Community-Led Learning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed for anyone interested in community-led learning\, and/or Earthen Oven construction \n \nEarthen Oven construction & functionality organically creates community resilience\, deeper connection on all levels\, & endless educational opportunities which paves the path to truly equitable outcomes. \n \nIn this workshop\, you will: \n \n–Learn the history of Earthen Ovens & Cob as well as modern applications \n–Receive hands-on instruction and practice on how to construct an oven (Overview of Foundations\, Cob\, Insulation\, Sculpting & Plasters)\, with an opportunity to join our immersive training for Fall 2026 to receive an Earthen Oven Building Certification.  \n–Learn how to assess the needs of your community & what community-led learning is \n–Gain an understanding of how to integrate clay into your community’s resilience\, connection & educational abundance \n–Become literate with the procedures to making these skills adaptable to any setting\, needs\, or community & how to achieve equity \n–Connect with community members\, share stories\, and network for future endeavors \n \n \n \nParticipants can choose 1 or 2 day involvement. Itinerary is as follows: \n \nSaturday March 21st \n9am: Meet& greet\, Community-Led Learning Part 1 \n10:30 am: Intro to Cob & Earthen Ovens \n11:00am: Cob Mixing \n12:30pm Lunch (Bring your own) Food available for purchase on site \n1:30pm: Sand Mold & Applying Cob \n4:00pm:Clean up\, Community-Led Learning Part 2 \n6pm: Dinner (Included) \n10pm: Lights Out \n \nSunday March 22 \n9am: Educational Scaffolding of Earthen Ovens & Fundraising Solutions \n10:30am: Slipstraw Insulation \n11:30am: Plasters & Sculpting \n12:30pm: Lunch (bring your own) Food available for purchase on site \n1:30pm: Therapeutic applications for earthen art \n2:30pm Sculpting/Play time \n4:00pm Clean up & Goodbyes \n \n \nComplimentary Primitive Camping is included for 2-day participants. We have (1) off-grid cabin available for rent that sleeps up to 3 for $200. Please email unboundearthschool@gmail.com to reserve. First Come\, first served.  \n \nMore details will be sent before the workshop. Thanks for your support!
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/earthen-oven-community-led-learning-workshop/
LOCATION:Following SEAS Farm Saluda\, SC\, 3390 HWY 702\, Chappells\, 29037\, United States
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SUMMARY:Workshop Series: Building a Community Tool Library – Bottle Art Installation
DESCRIPTION:Tool Lending Library Build\n📅 March 28 | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM📍 Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District (RCRCD)\, Riverside\, California \nJoin us for a hands-on natural building day as we continue constructing the Tool Lending Library using pallet-based cob techniques. This workday will focus on installing the bottle art along the upper walls and cobbing the bottle bricks securely into the structure. \nUse the link above to make your donation that fits your education budget. This will be your registration and you will receive an email with further instructions. \nParticipants will: \n• Install decorative and light-transmitting bottle bricks• Learn proper bottle placement for strength and visual impact• Mix and apply cob to integrate bottle art into pallet wall systems• Gain experience in structural and artistic earthen construction• Contribute to a permanent community resource \nThis project is part of an ongoing effort to build resilient infrastructure that supports tool sharing\, skill building\, and community self-reliance. \nNo prior experience is necessary. All skill and ability levels are welcome. Wear work clothes you don’t mind getting muddy\, bring gloves\, sun protection\, and water. \nCome ready to work with earth\, creativity\, and community as we transform reclaimed materials into functional art that will serve the space for years to come. \n\nDiHG Eco-Prise\, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to regenerative design\, permaculture education\, and community resilience. Through hands-on workshops\, demonstration projects\, and collaborative builds\, we help communities develop practical skills in natural building\, food production\, water stewardship\, and cooperative systems. Our work focuses on creating long-term ecological health\, local self-reliance\, and shared infrastructure that supports people and planet.
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/workshop-series-building-a-community-tool-library-bottle-art-installation/
LOCATION:RCRCD\, 4500 Glenwood Drive\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States
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